Where does “tuulenviima” come from?
tuulenviima (Finnish) comes from Finnish viima, from Proto-Finnic veedäk, from Proto-Uralic wixe- — to bring, to take somewhere.
Ancestry of “tuulenviima”, step by step
tuulenviima traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Finnish viima
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | viima | strong, cold wind |
| 2 | Proto-Finnic | veedäk | to take, take away |
| 3 | Proto-Uralic | wixe- | to bring, to take somewhere |
via Finnish Tuuli
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Finnish | Tuuli | wind |
| 2 | Finnish | Tuulikki | A forest goddess, daughter of Tapio in the Kalevala |